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Official portrait of Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11]

Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11]

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 20 (106th)failed

An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to require states to have developed a system to measure student performance from one school year to the next and established numerical performance standards for student achievement including an objective of improving the performance of all groups and narrowing the gaps in performance between the groups disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, English proficiency status, migrant status, and socioeconomic status before a waiver authority is granted.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 1037 (110th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-613 to make four adjustments to the bill: (1) correct the short title; (2) provide that engineering controls required by the interim standard shall be effective 6 months after issuance of the standard (rather than 30 days); (3) maintain the provision that DOL shall include appropriate and relevant NFPA standards in the final standard but eliminates references to specific NFPA standards; and (4) clarifie that the final standard shall be conducted in accordance with usual rulemaking procedural requirements, including those that provide for small business review.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 137 (108th)failed

An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of House Report 108-239 would allow for projects within one-half mile of threatened communities to be "categorically excluded" from the National Environmental Policy Act; to codify the Bush Administration's guidance to regarding the preparation environmental documents for projects in watersheds and outside of the one-half mile zone; would focus critical federal resources on the need to protect communities; would provide for an up-front collaborative process that brings communities and federal land managers together to identify and prioritize areas most in need of thinning; would give new authority to federal land managers to enter into cooperative agreements with local and state governments, local fire districts, and homeowner associations to plan projects across ownership boundaries; and would require that 85 percent of funding be spent around homes, communities, or in a watershed.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 1098 (110th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-717 to make three changes to the definition of "covered program." It expands the definition to include public residential programs, and it strikes the exclusion of psychiatric residential treatment facilities and the exclusion of foster care group homes. The amendment strikes the requirement for the Secretary of HHS to make unannounced site inspections of covered programs at least once every two years, and it strikes Section 5. The amendment requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the activities of the national toll-free hotline, directs the Secretary to conduct a study on the outcomes of residential programs, and amends one of the standards to require a timeline about notifying parents.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 343 (113th)failed

Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act with a focus on maintaining the civil rights and equity of the law by ensuring all students have access to an education. Amendment also sought to support all students through access to high quality state-developed standards, a flexible accountability and school improvement system, improved and targeted professional development and working conditions for teachers and school leaders, as well as additional learning time and after-school programs.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 1004 (110th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-590 to make technical and conforming changes; state that loan limit increases available under this Act are available only to students meeting the requirements of section 484(a) of the HEA; target the loan limit increases to those students and families in most need; in regard to school-wide lender-of-last-resort eligibility, specifies that the Secretary of Education shall determine whether a school qualifies and provides criteria for the Secretary to consider in making the determination; specifies that funds received by lenders from loan sales be used to originate new loans; clarifiy that the Secretary has the authority to enter into forward commitments to purchase new loans; and clarifies that, at the discretion of the Secretary, a loan purchased by the Secretary may continue to be serviced by the current lender.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 882 (110th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed House Report 110-422 to (1) provide explicitly that any religious corporation, school, association or society that is exempt under either Section 702(a) or 703(e)(2) of Title VII's religious exemptions is exempt under ENDA. It clarifies that the scope of Title VII's exemption is exactly the scope of ENDA's exemption (if a school is exempt from Title VII's religious discrimination prohibitions, it will also be exempt from ENDA); and (2) clarify that ENDA does not alter the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in any way. It strikes language referencing `a same-sex couple who are not married' in the Employee Benefits section of ENDA. It also inserts language clarifying that the term `married' has the meaning given such term in DOMA, directly incorporating DOMA's definition of marriage.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 919 (110th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-508 to provide the mining industry with more time to install a new generation of fire-resistant conveyor belts. The amendment would also provide funds for MSHA to purchase a new generation of dust monitoring devices to limit black lung disease, and ensure that breathable air requirements of the MINER Act of 2006 are properly implemented. In addition, the amendment requires that the Secretary of Labor conduct a study on substance abuse by miners with recommendations for policy changes, in consultation with all interested parties. The Secretary shall report the findings within six months of the bill's enactment and, if she deems it feasible and effective, shall be authorized to establish a miner substance abuse testing, rehabilitation, and treatment program within MSHA in consultation with the interested parties.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 122 (111th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-106 to replace the bill's provision regarding charter schools (section 308) with a new provision that makes technical corrections and clarifies the disposition of excess funds. Expands the allowable uses of funds to include repairing, replacing, and installing water supply and building envelopes. Adds a new section to Title I of the bill giving priority consideration to schools that would use funding to remove asbestos, polychrolinated biphenyls, mold, mildew, lead-based hazards, or a proven carcinogen. Increases the set-aside for tribal and outlying schools from 1% to 2%.

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